I spent the day selling t-shirts and books at the Toronto Seedy Saturday event this weekend. It really is growing bigger and better every year (see a pic here). The aisles were packed with excited gardeners from 10 am on and I got to meet a lot of great people, talk gardening (my voice is …
– From: Philadelphia Style (March/April 2006. pg 90)
I gave a workshop/demonstration today at Canada Blooms on growing herbs and other edibles in a strawberry pot but I ran out of handouts. I wasn’t expecting such a great turnout! Thanks to everyone who came. As promised I have posted a printable version of the handout here for those who missed out. Thanks to …
by Gayla Trail Remembering when to sow and when to plant out can be tricky when you’ve got a wild variety of seedlings on the go. Download and print out this seed starting plan to chart out the sow dates, and planting out dates of this year’s crop. Download chart here
Join me for two events on Friday March 3 Coffee with Gayla: 2:00 pm An informal chat in which I will talk about my own gardening story and life; my personal passions; why I garden the way I do and what gardening means to me. Urban Gardening: 3:30 pm An intro to organic gardening in …
Sat. Feb. 11, 2006. Vegetable Gardening Symposium Clackmas Community College, Gregory Forum 8 am to 4 pm This event includes a selection of wonderful speakers on varied topics related to growing food [See link above for full listing] I will be giving a presentation called, “Gardening with Limited Resources and Challenging Spaces” (Pretty self-explanatory) at …
I know it’s geeky but I like to stop in bookstores to check for the book. If I’m in a new city I’ll check in stores I pass on the street, and in my own city I’ll check in stores I know carry it just to see it on the shelf. It’s still a huge …
From: Associated Press (ASAP) You Grow Girl December 7, 2005 “Gayla Trail became hooked during her second year of college, when she and several housemates took their “crappy little backyard” and turned it into a vegetable garden that quickly became her responsibility. She really didn’t know much about planting and caring for vegetables, but with …
Chatelaine magazine online has a fall gardening feature that includes some of my tips on preparing your garden for winter. Note: click “Show me my fall garden!” to launch.
I’ve been busy over the last few months with a number of workshops and projects but thought I would take a moment to document some of that here before the experiences escape me. I did a workshop called “Grocery Store Gardening” at Ladyfest Guelph back in Sept. Here’s the promo: “Turn the waste from tonight’s …
– From: New York Resident (Oct 10, 2005.) As a part of Leafscapes urban gardening event series hosted in conjunction with Turning Leaf Wines and Open House New York. Click for pdf version.
The You Grow Girl book is #21 on the Book Sense Nature & Gardening Bestseller List! Woohoo!